As Jaden McDaniels was speaking with the media following Thursday's Timberwolves practice, a voice bellowed from the other end of the practice court. The voice was Karl-Anthony Towns, who shouted "first team" as loud as he could for the cameras and microphones to hear. Towns was campaigning for his teammate to earn All-Defense accolades.
It got the normally stoic McDaniels to crack a smile.
"It's exciting just to see him back on the court," McDaniels said.
Towns wasn't practicing in full with the team, but he did go through what coach Chris Finch called "live action" work while the Timberwolves held practice.